Eye on the sky 1/11-12 forecast for VT

[billski]

A pretty pragmatic forecast and discussion for the mountains:
as of 1/11:


source: http://www.eotsweb.org/forecasts.php

MOUNTAIN FORECAST: Snow and mixed precipitation changing to rain today, clouds obscuring the summits, and winds increasing from the southeast. Clouds will be breaking across the summits Saturday morning, some sunny intervals north, and partly sunny south, turning a little cooler. The weather pattern will change over the weekend, with a chance of light snow Sunday night and Monday, and more seasonable temperatures all of next week.

WINDS…..…......Friday……….……….Saturday
2000 feet….…SE 20 to 35 mph……...W 15 to 25 mph
4000 feet….…SE 40 to 55 mph.……..W 35 to 45 mph
6000 feet…….SW 50 to 70 mph.…….W 50 to 70 mph
TEMPERATURES
2000 feet……….near 40……….………....lower 30s
4000 feet………upper 30s……….….…....lower 20s
6000 feet………lower 30s…….…..…….….teens

WINDS ELSEWHERE: Winds today light and variable winds east of the Green Mountains early, otherwise south to southeast winds today increasing to 10 to 25 mph, with gusts to 35 mph, except gusts to 50 mph possible over southern VT and across the higher terrain. Overnight, winds shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph. West winds on Saturday 10 to 15

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The 10th and 11th of January, 1859 were among the coldest days of the 19th century. The temperature on the UVM campus on Professor Petty’s thermometer read -26 at 2 PM, and the intensity of the cold held thermometers below zero from the 8th through the 12th. The coldest reported temperatures included -40 in St. Johnsbury, and -45 in Woodstock, VT.

[thetrailboss]

Eye on the Sky is the Best....

Chris the weather dude, who I often ski with, works for Fairbanks Museum...